28 Nov, 2016
Suchada Yuvaboon, Chairperson, Rose Garden Riverside
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Date of Birth: 7 March 1945
Family: 3 Children – Arrut, Col. Kana and Anak Navaraj
Education: Wattana Wittaya Academy, Thailand
Virgo Fidelis Convent, England
Hammersmith College of Art & Building, England
ICCA – Conference Management Program, Salzburg
Professional Career:
2001 – present: Chairperson – Rose Garden Riverside
1987 – present: Managing Director – Phuket Orchid Garden & Thai Village
1974 – 2001: Managing Director – The Rose Garden Hotel
1970 – 2001: Managing Director – Thai Village Cultural Centre
1966 – 1968: Ticketing & Reservation Officer of KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines)
From 1978: The Rose Garden was the first full-fledged cultural attraction to adapt Traditional Thai Festivals such as Loy Kratong and Songkran into Themed Events for MICE participants from around the world
Social Tourism Activities:
July 2008 – present: Honorary Advisor – Tourism Council of Thailand
2001 – July 2008: Vice President – Tourism Council of Thailand
1999 – present: Board and Founding Member Convention Promotion Fund* (TICA)
1997 – 2001: Vice President – Thailand Tourism Society
1995 – 1997: Secretary of Thailand Tourism Society
1995: Board and Founding Member of Thailand Tourism Society
1995 – 2000: Board of Trustee PATA Foundation
1993: Board and Founding Member of Joint Association Travel Industry
1990 – 2000: Vice President – Thailand Incentive & Convention Association (TICA)
1990 – 1991: International Liaison Director – SITE Thailand Chapter
1987 – 1988: Vice President – Society of Incentive Travel Executives (SITE) Thailand Chapter
1985 – 1986 Board and Founding Member Thailand Convention Promotion Association (TCPA) later known as TICA
1979 – 1981: Board Member of Thai Hotel Association (THA)
Others:
2009 – 2014: Board Committee – Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
2009 – present: Advisor – Treasure Our Elephants Fund Foundation
2008 – 2009: Organizing Committee & Chairperson – Public Relation & Promotion Committee of Royal Initiative Discovery Foundation
2006: Co-Chairman Spouse Programme for 55th Annual Conference Pacific Area Travel Association
1996: Organizing Committee for 45th Annual Conference Pacific Area Travel Association
1994: Chairperson – First Thailand Tourism Conference “Vision 2000”
Awards & Decorations:
2016: Insignia – The Silver Medal (Seventh Class) of the Direkgunabhorn
2007: Thailand Top 100 HR Award from Thammasat University
2006: “Outstanding Company” in the field of Business Development (in Tourism) for 2006 from The National Identity Board, awarded by H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
1998: M&C Asia-Pacific’s Personality of the Year at the IT&CMA Kuala Lumpur
1995: Travel Personality Award from Asian Business Press, publisher of TTG PTN Asia Pacific and Incentives & Meeting Asia – Sydney
Award in recognition of invaluable contribution and dedication to the promotion and development of Thai Tourism from the then Prime Minister General Prem Tinsulanonda.
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